CUMBERLAND, Maine—The Newtown school shooting in December stunned the country and prompted school districts nationwide to reassess security. In this Maine town, the school district was able to move quickly to install a new comprehensive security system.

EXTON, Pa.—Security-Net, an integrator based in here, is providing a project management course that allows two employees from each Security-Net member company to participate in an online training course, according to a company statement.

PITTSBURGH—Vector Security is teaming with Risk Management Services, a loss prevention service for business operators that do not have a related in-house department, to address the rise in employee theft among national account customers.

BELTSVILLE, Md.—ASG Security is touting its hosted video offering as its “pathway out of analog.” In fact, its new ASG Video offering is taking off at such a rate that executives believe one year from now, the company’s sales force will sell only IP cameras—no analog at

CANTON, Ohio—Diebold CEO Thomas Swidarski resigned Thursday and a search for a replacement is under way. In that search, security industry expertise may be a plus, but it is "not paramount," a Diebold spokesman told Security Systems News.

DULUTH, Ga.—Tech Systems Inc., a $35 million privately owned systems integrator based here, had a good year in 2012. Top-line revenue increased in the single digits, and bottom-line revenue grew by double digits.

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It seems that another cloud-based security product or service comes out every day. Do you believe, as 3xLOGIC’s Matt Kushner said, “[Integrators] who continue to offer conventional access and video are going to be adding to a shrinking market. The new, growing market is cloud-based managed services.”? Is 2015 the year that cloud will finally have its security industry day in the sun?

Do you use or offer cloud-based security products/services? *

Yes, cloud is being rapidly adopted everywhere.

Some here, some there.

Cloud is great for many things, physical security is not one of them.

Is the cloud the future? *

Yes, it's definitely where the industry is headed.

Maybe. We need wider adoption before it's a trend.

No. Cloud's actual usability is limited.

What's the biggest benefit of cloud-based security systems? *

Less infrastructure, more security, ease of installation.

RMR for integrators, cost savings for end users.

Marketing departments love it.

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Martha talks to Joe Liguori, partner at ACT, an integration company and Security-Net member based in New Jersey, about Ligouri's plans to grow his company from about $13 million to $20 million in revenue over the next few years.